"The developments in Syria are the political malice and grudges held by the international supporters of the fake and illegitimate regime of Zionism," IRNA quoted Sadr as saying on Friday.

Sadr added that the Zionist regime is spending massively to instigate turmoil and insecurity in Muslim Syria.

The senior Iranian lawmaker pointed to the critical role of Syria in supporting the Hezbollah Resistance Movement and said that the Zionist regime intends to cut off this link.

Earlier this week, Speaker of Iran's Majlis (parliament) Ali Larijani had also asserted that Syria is at the forefront of resistance against the Zionist regime and support for the Palestinian Intifada, insisting that this is the main reason behind West's latest hostile measures against Damascus.